Skip to main content
Logo
  • Volunteer

    • Near you
      • Find your local Habitat
      • Women Build
      • Home Preservation
      • Veterans Build
      • Youth Programs
    • Travel & build
      • Global Village
      • RV Care-A-Vanners
      • Collegiate Challenge
      • Habitat and Thrivent
    • Long-term service
      • International
      • United States
      • AmeriCorps
    • Group opportunities
      • Business partners
      • Faith partners
      • Community organizations
    • Build events
      • Carter Work Project
      • World Habitat Day
  • Advocate

    • United States
    • International
  • Support

    • Donate now
      • One time donations
      • Monthly donations
      • Honor and memorial gifts
      • Gift catalog
    • Donate items
      • Goods and materials
      • Donate your car
    • Partnerships
      • Workplace giving
      • Corporate giving
      • Gifts-in-kind partnerships
      • Cause marketing
    • Planned giving
      • Stock donations
      • Donor-advised funds
      • Case for support
  • Shop

    • Habitat ReStores
    • Habitat-branded merchandise
  • Our work

    • Overview
    • Home construction
    • Older adults' home repair
    • Revitalizing communities
    • Disaster response
    • Innovation
    • Impact and stories
    • Where we work
    • Live stream events
  • Housing help

    • Housing help overview
    • How to apply
    • Habitat homeowners
  • About

    • What we do
      • Frequently asked questions
      • Mission and vision
    • Who we are
      • History
      • Leadership
      • Partners
    • Resources
      • Annual Reports and 990s
      • Habitat Learns
      • State support organizations
      • Raising concerns
    • Careers
    • Newsroom
  • Donate Now
  • Donate Monthly

Search Results

Time to build, time to weep, time to laugh

“Every day I when wake up in this house and I sit in the back warming up my car or I sit in the front or I’m shoveling a sidewalk, I just look up at it and sometimes still can’t believe that I own this. This is mine!”

Helping older residents stay in their communities

“I want to be in my house, to sling my own pots and pans,” 80-year-old Alice says. Memphis Habitat has helped her do just that with their aging in place initiative.

Housing products and services

We address both the supply and demand sides of the market when we advise firms who are considering introducing housing products or services.

“We do have the power”

Two years ago, Indian River Habitat recruited homeowner LaKisha Erwin to manage their revitalization efforts in her neighborhood of Gifford.

Eritrean emigrants see homeownership dream come true in San Jose

Meet some of the families who partnered with Habitat to build a better future during the 2013 Carter Work Project.

Volunteer trip experience

Natalie Martinez shares how Global Village volunteer trips can bring together personal and professional interests.

The impact of partnership and advocacy in D.C. 

Shawnee, Tami and Bobby represent three of the 13 families in the Towns at Ivy City development — and 41 in the larger Ivy City neighborhood — that have benefited from an ongoing partnership between D.C.’s Department of Housing and Community Development and Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C.

Team spirit, lessons learned

Habitat volunteer Uday Rosario from Qatar recounts his first Global Village trip to Jordan.

Home makes the difference

David wanted nothing more than to provide a safe and decent home for his young son and daughter. Now, with the support of Habitat and the Wells Fargo Foundation, his family lives in an affordable home where they can thrive.

Why AmeriCorps is important

Amanda shares how her AmeriCorps experience makes a difference in the lives of families. She has also been able to find a job and pay off student loans.

  • Page 167
  • Page 168
  • Page 169
  • Page 170
  • Current page 171
  • Page 172
  • Page 173
  • Page 174
  • Page 175
make yourself at home: Home maintenance and DIY tips for homeowners

Goodbye or DIY?

Get breaking news, ways to help and our free DIY guide full of helpful tips for homeowners. Join our email list today.

donate

© 2025 Habitat for Humanity® International.

All rights reserved. “Habitat for Humanity®” is a registered service mark owned by Habitat for Humanity International. Habitat® is a service mark of Habitat for Humanity International.

Habitat for Humanity® International is a tax-exempt 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization. Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Logo
  • Volunteer
  • Advocate
  • Support
  • Shop
  • Our work
  • Housing help
  • About
  • Support
    • Donate one time
    • Donate monthly
    • Partnerships
    • Donate goods
  • Contact Us
    • Newsroom
    • Careers
    • Privacy policy updated July 1, 2024
    • Colorado residents privacy
    • Terms of service

© 2025 Habitat for Humanity® International.

All rights reserved. “Habitat for Humanity®” is a registered service mark owned by Habitat for Humanity International. Habitat® is a service mark of Habitat for Humanity International.

Habitat for Humanity® International is a tax-exempt 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization. Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.